Infinite loop in Apache NimBLE - CVE-2024-24746

 

Infinite loop in Apache NimBLE - CVE-2024-24746

Published: April 9, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88227
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24746
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in GATT server. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Affected software

Apache NimBLE
ESP-IDF

How to mitigate CVE-2024-24746

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache NimBLE - update to 1.7.0
ESP-IDF - update to 5.3

External References

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